http://travelingringo.com Tales from the road Tue, 15 May 2012 17:11:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://travelingringo.com/2012/05/muhammad-ali-center-louisville-ky-not-just-for-boxing-fans/ http://travelingringo.com/2012/05/muhammad-ali-center-louisville-ky-not-just-for-boxing-fans/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 17:11:24 +0000 Travelin' Gringo http://travelingringo.com/?p=4428 [Louisville, KY] — At the Muhammad Ali Center, context is everything. If you come here expecting simply a boxing museum, you’ll be disappointed. In fact, I’ll admit that the Ali Center is normally the last place I’d have visited. While it’s widely recognized that Ali was perhaps “The Greatest” boxer ever — in fact, that ...read more...]]> http://travelingringo.com/2012/05/muhammad-ali-center-louisville-ky-not-just-for-boxing-fans/feed/ 5 http://travelingringo.com/2012/05/hog-harley-owners-group-louisiana-rally-kicks-off-a-busy-rally-season/ http://travelingringo.com/2012/05/hog-harley-owners-group-louisiana-rally-kicks-off-a-busy-rally-season/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 12:00:15 +0000 Travelin' Gringo http://travelingringo.com/?p=4250 [Lafayette, LA] — Louisiana’s state HOG rally (April 19-21 in Lafayette, LA) marked the start of a busy rally season for members of Harley Owners Group. More than 2,500 HOG members rode to Lafayette for the 3-day event, which featured guided rides (including one to the Tabasco sauce factory in Avery Island), food, music, and ...read more...]]> http://travelingringo.com/2012/05/hog-harley-owners-group-louisiana-rally-kicks-off-a-busy-rally-season/feed/ 0 http://travelingringo.com/2012/05/playboy-and-harley-davidson-team-up-for-the-ultimate-playboy-giveaway-unlocked-by-harley-davidson/ http://travelingringo.com/2012/05/playboy-and-harley-davidson-team-up-for-the-ultimate-playboy-giveaway-unlocked-by-harley-davidson/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 17:37:37 +0000 Travelin' Gringo http://travelingringo.com/?p=4252 Personally, I’ve only read Playboy for its excellent articles, and really, that was a LONG TIME AGO. I’ve heard there’s some excellent photography in the magazine as well, but I hadn’t noticed. So, uh, if my wife is reading this, that’s my story. However, as a public service to my readers, I thought I’d let ...read more...]]> http://travelingringo.com/2012/05/playboy-and-harley-davidson-team-up-for-the-ultimate-playboy-giveaway-unlocked-by-harley-davidson/feed/ 1 http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/morning-at-the-museum-a-visit-to-harley-davidson-museum-in-milwaukee/ http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/morning-at-the-museum-a-visit-to-harley-davidson-museum-in-milwaukee/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:31:07 +0000 Travelin' Gringo http://travelingringo.com/?p=4192 [Milwaukee, WI] — A visit to the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee is a pilgrimage every Harley enthusiast should make. On a recent trip to the city, I spent a couple of hours browsing the museum’s exhibits, but could easily have stayed all day. The motorcycles and memorabilia tell the history of the Motor Company from ...read more...]]> http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/morning-at-the-museum-a-visit-to-harley-davidson-museum-in-milwaukee/feed/ 4 http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/hogs-at-louisianas-houmas-house-plantation/ http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/hogs-at-louisianas-houmas-house-plantation/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:39 +0000 Travelin' Gringo http://travelingringo.com/?p=4139 In southern Louisiana, along the banks of the lower Mississippi, it’s always been about the cane and the ‘tane – sugar cane and octane, plantations and petrochemical plants. While massive oil refineries are a relatively modern development, sugar provided the fuel that powered the economic engines of antebellum southern Louisiana. Before the Civil War, more ...read more...]]> http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/hogs-at-louisianas-houmas-house-plantation/feed/ 6 http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/the-art-of-the-chainsaw-hope-british-columbia-canada/ http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/the-art-of-the-chainsaw-hope-british-columbia-canada/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:15:13 +0000 Travelin' Gringo http://travelingringo.com/?p=4094 [Hope, BC, Canada] — “Chainsaw” and “art” are words you don’t often find used together in the same sentence. Unless you happen to be a big fan of the 70s horror film “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” of course. If you haven’t been to the town of Hope, in Canada’s westernmost province of British Columbia, ...read more...]]> http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/the-art-of-the-chainsaw-hope-british-columbia-canada/feed/ 8 http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/how-to-do-florida-television-show-does-motorcycling-coast-to-coast/ http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/how-to-do-florida-television-show-does-motorcycling-coast-to-coast/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:57:46 +0000 Travelin' Gringo http://travelingringo.com/?p=4031 [All photos courtesy The Crawford Group, Image Garden, Inc., Matt Hutchens, and Tom Postel] The challenge: ride a motorcycle “coast to coast” in Florida — sunrise at Flagler Beach on the east coast, to sunset at Cedar Key in the west. Doesn’t sound that challenging, right? I mean, it’s only about 150 miles, and as ...read more...]]> http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/how-to-do-florida-television-show-does-motorcycling-coast-to-coast/feed/ 8 http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/friday-photo-watch-out-for-jackasses-red-rock-canyon-nv/ http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/friday-photo-watch-out-for-jackasses-red-rock-canyon-nv/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:54:36 +0000 Travelin' Gringo http://travelingringo.com/?p=4009 It’s always best to keep an eye out for jackasses in the roadway, whether you ride a motorcycle or drive a car. I found this sign on the road leading into Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, and there actually were some jackasses nearby — beside the road, not in it. If you’ve never been here, it’s ...read more...]]> http://travelingringo.com/2012/04/friday-photo-watch-out-for-jackasses-red-rock-canyon-nv/feed/ 9 http://travelingringo.com/2012/03/louisiana-spcas-dog-day-afternoon/ http://travelingringo.com/2012/03/louisiana-spcas-dog-day-afternoon/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 02:54:45 +0000 Travelin' Gringo http://travelingringo.com/?p=3956 [New Orleans, LA] — On a lazy Sunday afternoon in New Orleans, you can’t do much better than a doggie festival. This past weekend’s Dog Day Afternoon is an annual event to raise funds and awareness for Louisiana’s SPCA. Held at New Orleans’ City Park, the event featured a doggie walk-a-thon — called the Gatsby ...read more...]]> http://travelingringo.com/2012/03/louisiana-spcas-dog-day-afternoon/feed/ 3 http://travelingringo.com/2012/03/the-ya-ka-mein-lady-of-new-orleans/ http://travelingringo.com/2012/03/the-ya-ka-mein-lady-of-new-orleans/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:00:14 +0000 Travelin' Gringo http://travelingringo.com/?p=3806 Everyone in New Orleans knows Miss Linda. If you’ve ever been to a festival, a parade, or a concert in the city – and if you haven’t, you need to get out more, with all due respect – you’ve undoubtedly seen her, selling Ya-Ka-Mein and other delicious recipes from a tent, a table, or from ...read more...]]> http://travelingringo.com/2012/03/the-ya-ka-mein-lady-of-new-orleans/feed/ 4